Media Capital

For Medial capitals, see Medial capitals.

Media Capital SGPS, SA, is a Portuguese media corporation founded in 1988 (originally named SOCI - Sociedade de Comunicação Independente, founded by Luís Nobre Guedes), based in Oeiras, Lisbon in Portugal. Media Capital is a major media group in Portugal, and one of the biggest media corporations in Europe. It distributes 20th Century Studios and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) home video releases in the Portuguese market under the Castello Lopes label.

Media Capital SGPS SA

Company type	Public
Traded as	Euronext Lisbon: MCP
Founded	1988
Headquarters	Oeiras , Portugal
Key people	Mário Ferreira (chairman)
Products	TV stations, radio stations, magazines, internet
Owner	Pluris Investments, S.A. - 35,38% Triun, SGPS, S.A. - 23% Biz Partners - 11,9725% CIN – Corporação Industrial do Norte, S.A. - 11,20% Zenithodyssey, Lda. - 10% Fitas & Essências, Lda. - 3% Free float - 2,9475% DoCasal Investimentos, Lda. - 2,5%
Website	Media Capital

2020, PRISA was the principal owner of Media Capital.

Businesses

Media Capital operates in several areas of media and advertising. Here is a list of the companies owned by Media Capital.

Broadcasting

• TVI, a television broadcaster. It was acquired by Media Capital in 1997.
  • CNN Portugal (brand under license from Warner Bros. Discovery and CNN Global)
  • TVI Ficção
  • TVI Internacional
  • TVI África

Magazines

• Media Capital Edições, a magazine publisher:
  • Lux Magazine (women's magazine)
  • Maxmen (Portuguese version of Maxim men's magazine)
  • Portugal Diário (news magazine)
  • Agência Financeira (financial magazine)
  • MaisFutebol (Association football magazine)

Internet

• IOL (Portugal), a multimedia content provider (also an Internet service provider previously).

Former units

Radio

Media Capital Rádios, a radio broadcaster, which includes several radio stations (sold to Bauer Media Group in February 2022):

• Rádio Comercial - national net of broadcasters:
  • 88.1 FM - Fóia (Monchique) → 10 kW
  • 88.7 FM - Lamego (Viseu) → 5 kW
  • 88.9 FM - Minhéu (Vila Real) → 10 kW
  • 89.0 FM - Leiria - Maunça → 1 kW
  • 89.3 FM - Esposende (Braga) → 0,4 kW
  • 90.8 FM - Lousã (Coimbra) → 44 kW
  • 91.9 FM - Bornes Mountains → 10 kW
  • 92.0 FM - Mendro Mountains (Beja district - also serving Évora's district) → 50 kW
  • 92.2 FM - Oliveirinha (Aveiro) → 0,2 kW
  • 93.9 FM - Samil - Bragança → 10 kW
  • 94.3 FM - Viseu → 0,5 kW

• 96.1 FM - Faro - São Miguel/Goldra → 10 kW
• 96.1 FM - Guarda/P. Vento → 10 kW
• 96.8 FM - Grândola → 10 kW
• 97.4 FM - Lisboa (Monsanto Forest Park) → 44 kW
• 97.7 FM - Porto (Monte da Virgem) → 44 kW
• 98.2 FM - Fundão (Gardunha Mountains) → 10 kW
• 98.5 FM - Sintra → 0,3 kW
• 98.9 FM - Portalegre (Marada Alta Mountains) → 10 kW
• 99.0 FM - Valença do Minho - Monte do Faro → 10 kW
• 99.2 FM - Braga (Sameiro) → 5 kW
• 99.8 FM - Montejunto Mountains → 10 kW
• 103.1 FM - Vouzela (Pena Hill) → 0,2 kW

• Cidade FM - ten local radio stations:
  • 91.6 FM - Lisboa → 5 kW
  • 97.2 FM - Redondo → 0.5 kW
  • 99.3 FM - Alcanena → 2 kW
  • 99.7 FM - Penacova (Coimbra) → 1 kW
  • 99.7 FM - Loulé (Faro district) → 2 kW

• 106.2 FM - Montijo → 1 kW
• 101.0 FM - Vale de Cambra (Aveiro) → 0.5 kW
• 102.8 FM - Viseu → 2 kW
• 104.4 FM - Braga (Amares) 104.4 FM → 1 kW
• 107.2 FM - Vila Nova de Gaia - Porto → 0.5 kW

• M80 Radio
  • 90.0 - Matosinhos (Porto)
  • 93.0 - Leiria
  • 95.6 - Penalva do Castelo (Viseu)
  • 96.4 - Santarém
  • 98.4 - Coimbra
  • 94.4 FM - Aveiro
  • 97.4 FM - Vila Real

• 104.3 - Lisbon and Setúbal
• 106.1 - Faro
• 106.4 - Beja and Évora
• 106.7 - Portalegre
• 107.1 - Portimão
• 107.5 - Grândola / Santiago do Cacém
• 103.8 - Braga and Fafe

• Vodafone FM
  • 107.2 - Lisbon Metro Area
  • 103.0 - Coimbra & Centre region
  • 94.3 - Porto Metro Area

• Smooth FM
  • 89.5 - Matosinhos - Porto
  • 92.8 - Figueiró dos Vinhos (Coimbra)
  • 96.6 - Lisbon
  • 97.7 - Santarém
  • 103.0 - Barreiro

Shut down stations

• Best Rock FM
  • 89.5 FM - Valongo
  • 101.1 FM - Moita

• Star FM
  • Benavente (Belmonte) 1035 AM
  • 96.6 FM - Lisboa
  • 105.8 FM - Porto
  • 96.8 FM - Sabugal

• 103.0 FM - Coimbra and Cantanhede
• 97.7 FM - Santarem
• 104.4 FM - Manteigas

Ownership

Media Capital is owned by Pluris Investments, S.A. (35.38%), Triun, SGPS, S.A. (23%), Biz Partners (11.9725%), CIN – Corporação Industrial do Norte, S.A. (11.20%), Zenithodyssey, Lda. (10%), Fitas & Essências, Lda. (3%) and DoCasal Investimentos, Lda. - (2.5%).

External links

• Media Capital - official website
• MCR